Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - This system requires less space than a staffed collection site and can collect many more containers much faster than a reverse vending machine, which requires consumer to feed containers into the machine one by one.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Furthermore, any such benefits would have to be weighed against the significant additional capital outlay and operational costs of providing corpsmember slots in a residential center setting compared to nonresidential slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Senate Bill 840 also adds statutory allocations for a few new programs, including the following: Set Aside for Future Legislative Appropriation. The legislation sets aside $1  billion annually to be appropriated by the Legislature through the annual budget act or other statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - For example, the department proposes to spend $1. 5  m illion to purchase 18 n ew egg sorting machines for its hatcheries, and estimates that each machine will cut in half the time that staff currently spend manually sorting eggs using tweezers several times a year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - This also includes a $50  million General Fund transfer to the Natural Resources and Parks Preservation Fund for future capital outlay projects, with $1  million set aside to identify needed projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The Bay ‑Delta Plan identifies beneficial uses, sets water quality objectives, and prescribes a program of implementation for the entire watershed. SWRCB (rather than a regional board) manages the Bay ‑Delta Plan because the watershed spans multiple regions and sets flow requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - This amount includes a total of $3.2  billion for various identified programs and purposes, $1  billion set aside for unspecified programs subject to appropriation, and roughly $100  million for state administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The funding and positions would address additional workload related to two active SET events occurring in the state; enhance overall state oversight; and update regulations to stre ngthen monitoring, response, and enforcement for future SET  events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Instead, the statute references setting aside funding for them prior to computing allotments for Tier  3  funding. Funding Proposals From State Operations Has Implications for Money Left Available for Other Tiers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114